The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-03
TRENTON NOTES.
What Is Said Abeut Men and Things at
the State Capital

--Assemblyman Ihrockmorton welded
the Speakers gavel for while last Thurs
day afternoon.
Mebbe the champagne didn't flow at
Secetaiy of State Kelseys expense last
Thursday afternoon.
Prosecutor Charles E. Hendrickson, of
Burlington, has been made a trustee Of
Pennington Seminary.
Tie Railway advocate" says Assem-
blyman Throckmortoh has announced that
he will travel in Italy next month.
County Clerk Mclaughlin spent several
days in Trenton last wees, presumably in
the interest of his man for Lay Judge.
The delegation from the Massachusetts,
Legislature, which visited the State Capt.
toll last week, were fine looking body of
nen.
1T is said on excellent authority that, as
Chancellor Runyon was not reappointed,
Vice Chancellor Van Fleet has determined
to resign.
Eek Senator Paxton would make good
imam to fill the vacuum in the State Board
created by the resignation of Hon. Allan L.
NcDermott.
-Ex-Speaker Armstrong; new spring
overeoat is almost as loud as Frank McDer-
mitt's. But the ex-Speaker is very
modest man.
The wife CT Mr.. McGill was a Stock
ton, descendant of Robert Stockton, and
thus connected with Governor Robert
Stockton Green.
The father of sx-Assem blym an Limbs
ley, of Morris, the farmer orator of the
Legislature of 1880, died last Thursday, at
the ripe old age of Sc years.
-Donahue doesn't agree with McDsr-
mitt that he doesn't stand any more chance
of re-elec ion than q cat without paws
stands of landing on its feet.
The Monmouth Democrat says of the
new Chance llor that he is said to be thor
oughly competent to fill the position, and
is q man of unblemished character.
Senator John r. Mcpherson says that
the middle letter of his name stands for
nothing except designation in commun-
ity where there were many of his name, less
the "R."
-Ed Shaw, of Mechanics Savings Bank
fame, ives pardoned last week, and stepped
from the prison bars restored to full citi-
zsnship His time would not have expired
s till next October.
y Tie bill whlch has passed the House,
wiping out the r slief Insurance Assoca-
ton bf the Penn ylvania Railroad, raises
the question of what is to become of the
money already paid in by the employees.
The Ne sark sNews" says that OK Gov
ernor3 Albeit has notified the President,
through senator Mcpherson that he would
not accept the Craftsmanship of the Com
mission to investigate the Pacific railroads.
No new paper is likely 70 say word
personally against Judge McGill. He is a
reputable honest man, tIem all accounts.
But his qualifications for the Chancellor
are wholly imaginative and speculative
Somerset Gazette,
Elk Private Secretary John A. Hall has
avoided unpleasant disclosures by settling
with John Kennel, for ssinterviewing"
members in the Baltimore and Ohio inter-
ests year ago. He is said to have paid
Kennel all Kennel claimed.
The Senators don't always follow the
advice of their servants; as, for instance,
the very day that HoReyMsA, the cranky
Reader of the Senate, advised the Senate
toreiect Judge MsGiil's nomination, the
Senate unanimously confirmed him.
-sT would like to know if the member
from Ocean is in his seat, Mr.. Speaker"
exclaimed one of the members, while Goble
was in the chair on Thursday. Goble is
the only Ocean member He replied:
ssThe member from Ocean is performing
j mis- duty"
The coming appointment of ex Gov.
Leon Albeit, VIII CHI it is announced will
be made by President Cleveland, as mem
Der Of the Pacific Railroad Investigation
Commission, is the just recognition of q
good, competent and worthy official.
Dover Iadsr,
The receipt of kilograms on Thursday
morning by Senator Werts and Assembly
man Pitney of Morris, from ex Congress
man Cutler, thanking them for their efforts
in his behalf, started the rumor around the
State House that the Governor would APP
point his late rival for the gabsrnatorial
nomination Secretary of State.
The members of the Legislature went
to the State Normal school last Wednes-
day. When they returned a number of
them were giving glowing accounts of the
sspretty danes" they saw there. New Jer-
sey legislators, as a body, seem to take
more interest in 'spretty danes" than any
other body of men in existence.
Judge McGill is not well-known to the
bar in this part of the State, nor was Chan
cellor Runyon at the time of his appoint
ment, though the latter was better known
then than the former now is. General
Runyon developed into an admirable Chan
cellor, respected by all the members of the
bar. Judge McGill may do the same
!, M. Holly Mirror.
J Frank McDermitt distinctly informed
the House on Wednesday that he would be
returned TO that body next fall by a doubly
increased majority Beckwlth immediate
" after sent to the Clerks desk a resolu-
ton that 500,0 600 copies of the speech on
the increased majority by which the Essex
statesman would be reelected be printed
by the State and distributed broadcast.
-Senator-elect Blodgett desires it to be
understood that he agrees with the great
mass of the Democratic party that there
should be reduction of tariff taxes, and
especially Of the duties on raw materials.
The doubt as to Mr.. Blodgett's standing